[Remote] AI Governance Program Manager -REMOTE
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Velera is the nation’s premier payments credit union service organization and an integrated fintech solutions provider. The AI Governance Program Manager is responsible for overseeing the enterprise AI governance program, ensuring consistent and transparent governance of AI initiatives in alignment with risk management and policy requirements.
Responsibilities
- Coordinates structured governance intake processes and ensures documentation standards are applied consistently
- Own and coordinate structured AI governance intake workflows once AI use cases are formally proposed
- Ensure required governance documentation is complete, accurate, and aligned to enterprise standards
- Apply consistent documentation templates, evidence requirements, and artifact expectations
- Ensure governance checkpoints are completed prior to key delivery milestones
- Clarify governance requirements, timelines, and responsibilities for delivery teams and sponsors
- Define and maintain the end to end governance lifecycle for AI initiatives, from intake through production use and eventual decommissioning
- Act as the primary orchestration point between Enterprise Data & AI teams and risk related stakeholders (Legal, Compliance, Privacy, Model Risk, etc.)
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Operations, Risk or related fields
- 5+ years of experience in business process, compliance, legal, privacy or program coordination
- Experience operating structured AI Governance, policy oversight, risk, compliance or business processes
- Experience working across business, technology, and risk stakeholders
- Strong organizational skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Current AIGP or similar certification
- Recent GenAI and Agentic AI-related certifications and education
Benefits
- Competitive wages
- Medical with telemedicine
- Dental and Vision
- Basic and Optional Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Maternity, Parental, Family Care
- Community Volunteer Time Off
- 12 Paid Holidays
- Company Paid Disability Insurance
- 401k (with employer match)
- Health Savings Accounts (HSA) with company provided contributions
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Supplemental Insurance
- Mental Health and Well-being: Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Wellness program
- Benefits are subject to generally applicable eligibility, waiting period, contribution, and other requirements and conditions
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